Editing Ray

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:RaySMG.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|species=[[Manta]]
}}
{{quote|Atta boy, Ray! You did a good job too, [[Mario|buddy]]!|Penguin|Super Mario Galaxy}}
'''Ray''' is a character appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. He is a dark-purple [[Manta|Manta Ray]] with orange rings around his eyes and a tan underbelly. The two [[galaxy|galaxies]] featuring him are the [[Loopdeeloop Galaxy]] and the [[Loopdeeswoop Galaxy]], which involve him carrying [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) through the [[water]]. In both galaxies, there is always a very large swimming course that Ray must carry Mario through to get him to the [[Power Star]]. Mario must participate in [[ray surfing]], a game orchestrated by the local [[penguin]]s. The ray that Mario is given to surf on is named Ray, according to one of the penguins. On Ray, Mario has to surf along the water without falling off into the atmosphere below. At the beginning of the Loopdeeloop Galaxy, [[Coach (Super Mario Galaxy)|Coach]] gives Mario a lesson on how to properly ride Ray without falling off. Mario and Ray have to compete in the Manta Ray races to see if they can get the best time and get the Power Star from Coach.

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the Phantom is replaced by Ray.

Ray makes a brief appearance during the underwater section of Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge at [[Super Nintendo World]].<ref>Universal Parks News Today (January 13, 2023). [https://youtu.be/llH4tQLe9Kc?t=943 Full Ride POV of Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge at Universal Hollywood - Super Nintendo World]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 17, 2023.</ref>

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card===
{|class="wikitable"style="width:100%;text-align:center
!Image
!width="10%"|Name
!Description
|-
|[[File:RayTradingCard.png|150px]]
|Ray
|''Sometimes while searching the far-off reaches of the galaxy, Mario needs a break to have some fun. Upon entering the Loopdeeloop Galaxy, Ray the Manta Ray appears for a game that the penguins like to play, called "ray surfing." Ray takes Mario for a ride, and as a reward for his good intentions, Mario is provided with a Power Star!''
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Mario Ray.png|''Super Mario Galaxy''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Phantom Render.gif|''[[Minecraft]]''
</gallery>

==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/SurfRay.arc</tt>
|name1=SurfRay
|meaning1=Surf Ray
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=エイ (''Ei'')
|meaning2=Ray
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=マンタロウ
|JapR=Mantarō
|JapM=Portmanteau of "manta" and「太郎」(''Tarō'', a common male given name); compare with [[Jumbo Ray#Internal names|Manjirou]]
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=2015|title="Super Mario Galaxy" in 『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|page=126|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|ChiS=鳐鱼仔
|ChiSR=Yáoyú Zǎi
|ChiSM=Ray Guy
|FreE=Raimond
|FreEM=From ''raie'' ("ray") and "Raymond" (French male given name)
|Ger=Rochen
|GerM=Devilfish
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Spielanleitung''|language=de|location=Frankfurt|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|page=23}}</ref>
|Ita=Mantamilla
|ItaM=From "manta"
|Spa=Mantabla
|SpaM=From "manta" and ''tabla'' ("board")
}}

==References==
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